What is the background of golfer Bruce Vaughan, who played in British Sr. Open?
Did not take up golf until age 20, when he began going with friends during his days off as a fireman in Hutchinson, KS…Former major league pitcher and Champions Tour player Ralph Terry helped him learn the game. NEWS # Senior British Open: Final-round notebook – Jul 27, 2008 # Vaughan edges Cook in sudden death to win Senior British Open – Jul 27, 2008 # Senior British Open: Third-round notebook – Jul 26, 2008 # Cook grabs lead from Vaughan after three rounds of Senior British Open – Jul 26, 2008 # Senior British Open: Second-round notebook – Jul 25, 2008 # Despite throbbing knee, Vaughan takes surprise lead – Jul 25, 2008 # Senior British Open: First-round notebook – Jul 24, 2008 # Norman far behind leaders after opener at Royal Troon – Jul 24, 2008 # 3M Championship: Second-round notebook – Jul 19, 2008 # Notes: Sindelar, Vaughan prosper again in New York – Jul 8, 2008 # Dick’s Sporting Goods Open: Final-Round Notebook – Jul 6, 2008 # Dick’s Sporting Goods Open: Second-Round Notebo
Bruce Vaughan beats rival to win Senior British Open AP, TROON, SCOTLAND Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008, Page 18 Bruce Vaughan holed a 20-foot putt to beat John Cook in a playoff and win the Senior British Open, his first tournament victory either as a senior or a regular PGA Tour player. In a dramatic turnaround at Royal Troon on Sunday, Cook squandered a three-stroke lead after 10 holes and went to the 72nd still leading Vaughan by one. But he fired his tee shot right into the rough and then played his third well short of the green. He still decided to putt, but left it 15 feet short for a bogey 5 to finish with an even par round of 71. Vaughan made par for a 70 to leave both on 6-under 278, and the two Americans returned to the 18th tee for a sudden-death playoff — the championship’s third in the last four years. Vaughan pitched to the center of the green and then holed his putt. Cook, however, missed his putt from 12 feet and the former firefighter from Hutchinson, Kansas, collected his big
